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A Marine fires his M240G machine gun during a live-fire weapons training exercise as part of Javelin Thrust 2012 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 9, 2012. The Marine is assigned to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Law Enforcement Battalion. Javelin Thrust is an annual exercise that allows active and reserve Marines and sailors from 38 different states to train together.

JAVELIN THRUST

A Marine fires his M240G machine gun during a live-fire weapons training exercise as part of Javelin Thrust 2012 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 9, 2012. The Marine is assigned to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Law Enforcement Battalion. Javelin Thrust is an annual exercise that allows active and reserve Marines and sailors from 38 different states to train together.

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